May 23 Acts 14 begins with the believers arriving in Iconium, where they faced opposition from some unbelieving Jews who confused Gentiles whom the apostles were trying to evangelize. The believers learned about a plot to stone them, so they executed an escape out of caution, not fear. They fled to the Lycaonian towns of…
May 18 In Acts 11, we see a new term, the circumcision party. We will see this term again throughout the book of Acts. This group was composed of Jewish Christians who believed that Jesus’ sacrificial atonement was insufficient to cover the sin-debt of Christians. They believed that believers needed to add something else. In…
May 17 Acts 10 records the conversion of the first Gentiles. A God-fearing Gentile named Cornelius, who was a Roman Centurion, was visited by an angel who told him to send some of his men to Joppa to return with Simon Peter. The angel said that God had heard his prayers. So, Cornelius sent two…
May 15 The first converts to Christianity were the one hundred twenty disciples in the upper room. (Acts 1:15) Another three thousand were added to the church following Peter’s first sermon. (Acts 2:41) All of these new Christians were from Jewish backgrounds. In Acts 8, Philip goes to a town in Samaria and ministers to…
May 9 Many Bibles have as a section heading for Acts 4:32–37 that reads something to the effect of “All Things in Common”. This section talks about how everyone acted in selfless ways to provide for each other’s needs in the early days of the newborn church. They all had everything in common. If someone…
May 7 Acts Chapter Two marks a radical change in the nature of God’s relationship with His people. The disciples have watched Jesus ascend into heaven, and they gather in an upper room with over one hundred other people on the Day of Pentecost. It’s important to note that Acts 2, the Day of Pentecost,…
